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Flippy raids America 12/07-30/09 - BLOG: flippyd.wordpress.com | MOBILE NO. IN OP

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  • wavecutterwavecutter Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    NM, I figured it out. If you go to the itinerary and look at the URL, you'll shit bricks.

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Shrieve wrote: »
    All I have to say is great job on the blog posts so far Flippy; your sense of humor really shows through and it's real interesting to see us through the eyes of an outsider. (grr... red coats! :evil:)

    Oh and watch out for some of the forum members here... Pretty sure everyone's set on introducing you on the American past time of drinking until you pass out on the floor. :P

    Trying to force someone to get drunk with you only reflects on how pathetic you are.

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  • IdolisideIdoliside Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Now following this blog! Let's hope he makes it across safe! Good journeying Flippy!

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  • NailbunnyPDNailbunnyPD Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Thanks guys. And yes, everything is really big over here. Even the goddamn fridge in the apartment is bigger than almost any other fridge I've seen.

    Also sorry, my email is my handle without the underscore, at gmail dot cawm.

    ololololololololol posting as nailbunny.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Hah, nice.

    I'm deciding if I should bother with the MiniDV camera or just stick with the video function of my Canon digital if I decide to do either.

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  • SithDrummerSithDrummer Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Thanks guys. And yes, everything is really big over here. Even the goddamn fridge in the apartment is bigger than almost any other fridge I've seen.

    Also sorry, my email is my handle without the underscore, at gmail dot cawm.

    ololololololololol posting as nailbunny.
    oh shit he killed NB and stole his password

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Thanks guys. And yes, everything is really big over here. Even the goddamn fridge in the apartment is bigger than almost any other fridge I've seen.

    Also sorry, my email is my handle without the underscore, at gmail dot cawm.

    ololololololololol posting as nailbunny.
    oh shit he killed NB and stole his password

    Well the thread title does claim he's raiding America.

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  • Erin The RedErin The Red The Name's Erin! Woman, Podcaster, Dungeon Master, IT nerd, Parent, Trans. AMA Baton Rouge, LARegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Ok sorry for the absence. Maximum, I live in BR now. You're welcome to crash here too if you wish, haha.
    I drive an '03 taurus. We can rock the fords together if you wish.
    I've got my son until 5 or 6 PM and then his mom will be picking him up. So I will be able to join activities here and there until he is transferred, but after that it will be full steam ahead, etc.!

    Also, how long are you staying in Louisiana, Flippy?

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Ok sorry for the absence. Maximum, I live in BR now. You're welcome to crash here too if you wish, haha.
    I drive an '03 taurus. We can rock the fords together if you wish.
    I've got my son until 5 or 6 PM and then his mom will be picking him up. So I will be able to join activities here and there until he is transferred, but after that it will be full steam ahead, etc.!

    Also, how long are you staying in Louisiana, Flippy?

    Wait, you live in Baton Rouge? So Flippy's not staying in New Orleans overnight?

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  • Erin The RedErin The Red The Name's Erin! Woman, Podcaster, Dungeon Master, IT nerd, Parent, Trans. AMA Baton Rouge, LARegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Ok sorry for the absence. Maximum, I live in BR now. You're welcome to crash here too if you wish, haha.
    I drive an '03 taurus. We can rock the fords together if you wish.
    I've got my son until 5 or 6 PM and then his mom will be picking him up. So I will be able to join activities here and there until he is transferred, but after that it will be full steam ahead, etc.!

    Also, how long are you staying in Louisiana, Flippy?

    Wait, you live in Baton Rouge? So Flippy's not staying in New Orleans overnight?

    Nay. Sorry to disappoint. I have called dibs and the wee brit shall be mine. But like I said, you're more than welcome to crash here too.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'm just confused then. You're gonna drive him from BR to NO twice?

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  • NailbunnyPDNailbunnyPD Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Thanks guys. And yes, everything is really big over here. Even the goddamn fridge in the apartment is bigger than almost any other fridge I've seen.

    Also sorry, my email is my handle without the underscore, at gmail dot cawm.

    ololololololololol posting as nailbunny.
    oh shit he killed NB and stole his password

    I'm still here... or am I?

    Flippy is getting around Philly today, while my girlfriend and I entertain a puppy.

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  • McAllenMcAllen Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Is he still using the Greyhound? I hope he doesn't get molested like my sister did on his way through Philly

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  • MelksterMelkster Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Then it was off to the grocery store (Giant), and subsequently, Target for some staples (pretzels, cookies, cereal, and some deodorant for Flippy).

    He who was so prepared forgot something!?

    Or did he just want to experience American deodorant?

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    smelling like us is the first step towards assimilation, they say.

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  • MelksterMelkster Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I just hope he didn't get Axe. According to the commercials, he'll probably get sexually assaulted a few times on the Greyhound.

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  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Melkster wrote: »
    Then it was off to the grocery store (Giant), and subsequently, Target for some staples (pretzels, cookies, cereal, and some deodorant for Flippy).

    He who was so prepared forgot something!?

    Or did he just want to experience American deodorant?

    It's mandatory for any visitor to this great country to see a mile-long aisle devoted to half-full bags and boxes of junk food.

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  • KetarKetar Come on upstairs we're having a partyRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Melkster wrote: »
    I just hope he didn't get Axe. According to the commercials, he'll probably get sexually assaulted a few times on the Greyhound.

    Sexually assaulted by the girls in an Axe commercial? :winky:

    Sexually assaulted by the...o_O...on a Greyhound bus?

    [Insert Do Not Want picture here]

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  • MelksterMelkster Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Ketar wrote: »
    Melkster wrote: »
    I just hope he didn't get Axe. According to the commercials, he'll probably get sexually assaulted a few times on the Greyhound.

    Sexually assaulted by the girls in an Axe commercial? :winky:

    Sexually assaulted by the...o_O...on a Greyhound bus?

    [Insert Do Not Want picture here]

    Those women deeply frighten me. I have to turn away from the television every time that commercial comes on.

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  • JobastionJobastion Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    TK-42-1 wrote: »
    drinking is [strike]how we deal with[/strike] our [strike] lack of[/strike] history and/or cultural identity
    FTFY
    Seriously. Look at that whole prohibition thing. Big part of our history.
    But from a cultural perspective, I like to think it's just the influence of my Irish ancestors.

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  • McAllenMcAllen Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Ketar wrote: »
    Melkster wrote: »
    I just hope he didn't get Axe. According to the commercials, he'll probably get sexually assaulted a few times on the Greyhound.

    Sexually assaulted by the girls in an Axe commercial? :winky:

    Sexually assaulted by the...o_O...on a Greyhound bus?

    [Insert Do Not Want picture here]

    My attempt at shock humor

    But you guys bastardized it with Axe humor, which was hilarious.

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  • Erin The RedErin The Red The Name's Erin! Woman, Podcaster, Dungeon Master, IT nerd, Parent, Trans. AMA Baton Rouge, LARegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'm just confused then. You're gonna drive him from BR to NO twice?

    Why would i drive him from baton rouge to new orleans? I thought he had a ride? I'm lost.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'm just confused then. You're gonna drive him from BR to NO twice?

    Why would i drive him from baton rouge to new orleans? I thought he had a ride? I'm lost.

    If he's staying at your place in Baton Rouge, it appears that he's going to be skipping New Orleans altogether, which sucks.

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  • greeblegreeble Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I can't wait till Flippy gets to some of the fatter areas of the US. If he thinks PA and Delaware are bad wait till he gets to Alabama and Mississippi.

    Percent of Obese (BMI > 30) in U.S. Adults
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    I really shouldn't be one to talk seeing as how I'm a fatass myself but its the super fatties that annoy me, people who are so fat that they can't possibly go up a flight of stairs and need fucking scooters.

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  • KasanagiKasanagi Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    @JonXP and Aneurhythmia - what are the tentative plans for Flippy's atlanta visit? I'd like to meet the man that routinely kills me, and the man that hosts the server where this killing takes place.

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    BMI says I'm the border of being overweight (not obese, but just over where I should be) and I'm a fucking stick figure.

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  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'm "obese," but I can still carry 300 pounds of groceries up two flights of stairs. It takes a concerted effort and a regime of life-ruining activities or a legitimate disease to get as far gone as I've seen some people.

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  • GeodGeod swim, swim, hungryRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Hah, you're coming to DC. But the Nats D: Hopefully they're playing someone good. I'd join you if I wasn't in Ohio when you're here(sidenote, go to Cedar Point while you're in OH if you can and you like Roller Coasters). Do the touristy stuff, White House, Washington Monument, Smithsonian, etc. If you're somewhat a foodie, Ben's Chili Bowl is cool. They do have the one at the Nats stadium, but I would think it would pale in comparison to the real one, since the location and history are what makes it stand out more than anything. Ray's Hells Burger is another good place if you want to follow Obama and his burger outings. Five Guys too, though they're scattered around the east coast.

    I see that you're also going to Roanoke. There's nothing there, but I understand, it's right off I-81. I grew up there... there's the star... and uh. Mountains. Good hiking(right along the AT and Blue Ridge Mountains). Decent art museum. Five Guys, and some other decent eating establishments. There might be some rodeo or something going on then(It's where Borat sang the national anthem at, if you've seen the movie).

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  • greeblegreeble Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Yeah BMI is kind of bullshit since it doesn't take into account extra muscles mass.

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Geod wrote: »
    Hah, you're coming to DC. But the Nats D: Hopefully they're playing someone good. I'd join you if I wasn't in Ohio when you're here(sidenote, go to Cedar Point while you're in OH if you can and you like Roller Coasters). Do the touristy stuff, White House, Washington Monument, Smithsonian, etc. If you're somewhat a foodie, Ben's Chili Bowl is cool. They do have the one at the Nats stadium, but I would think it would pale in comparison to the real one, since the location and history are what makes it stand out more than anything. Ray's Hells Burger is another good place if you want to follow Obama and his burger outings. Five Guys too, though they're scattered around the east coast.

    I see that you're also going to Roanoke. There's nothing there, but I understand, it's right off I-81. I grew up there... there's the star... and uh. Mountains. Good hiking(right along the AT and Blue Ridge Mountains). Decent art museum. Five Guys, and some other decent eating establishments. There might be some rodeo or something going on then(It's where Borat sang the national anthem at, if you've seen the movie).

    It's Nats/Cubs.

    I figure at best he sees a good game, at worst he laughs a lot at the ineptitude.

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  • KasanagiKasanagi Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    @BMI talk - As greeble said, BMI does not factor in muscle mass, it just measures the proportions of your weight versus your height. That's why it's called a Body Mass Index and not a FATTY FAT index.

    A better gauge of how "fat" one is, would be those clampy things that measure fat percentages.

    Atlanteans - I need a date and time for the vortex visit, as I can certainly meet you there. Which location for varsity/vortex?

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  • ArminasArminas Student of Life SF, CARegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Ketar wrote: »
    If you have time while you're in Chicago and want to see it, I used to work at the Art Institute of Chicago and still enjoy showing people around it a bit. I have a lifetime membership that I can use to get 4 people in for free - not bad since admission is up to $20 now or something crazy like that. Anyway, an afternoon spent in that area with a visit to the Art Institute, stops at Millenium Park and Buckingham Fountain, a Chicago river architectural cruise, and a walk down Adams to the Sears Tower and trip up to the skydeck cover all of the major downtown touristy sites that are actually enjoyable enough for me to revisit at least once a year (other than the Sears Tower - the occasional visit every few years to show friends/family from out of town is enough for me there).

    So unless anyone else already has and I was dumb and didn't see it... I'll happily organize a Chicago-oriented gathering for those of you who want to moles-er, meet Flippy. Throw me a PM if you're in the area and interested, otherwise I'll extract a list of Chicagoans from Flippy and then contact you myself. Although, I'd prefer the former because it's less work.

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  • KetarKetar Come on upstairs we're having a partyRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Arminas wrote: »
    Ketar wrote: »
    If you have time while you're in Chicago and want to see it, I used to work at the Art Institute of Chicago and still enjoy showing people around it a bit. I have a lifetime membership that I can use to get 4 people in for free - not bad since admission is up to $20 now or something crazy like that. Anyway, an afternoon spent in that area with a visit to the Art Institute, stops at Millenium Park and Buckingham Fountain, a Chicago river architectural cruise, and a walk down Adams to the Sears Tower and trip up to the skydeck cover all of the major downtown touristy sites that are actually enjoyable enough for me to revisit at least once a year (other than the Sears Tower - the occasional visit every few years to show friends/family from out of town is enough for me there).

    So unless anyone else already has and I was dumb and didn't see it... I'll happily organize a Chicago-oriented gathering for those of you who want to moles-er, meet Flippy. Throw me a PM if you're in the area and interested, otherwise I'll extract a list of Chicagoans from Flippy and then contact you myself. Although, I'd prefer the former because it's less work.

    Flippy took me up on the Art Institute on the Sunday of the 3 days he's in town - the 20th, I think. Not sure what else he has planned while here. I think he's staying with someone in the Lincoln Park area.

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  • Erin The RedErin The Red The Name's Erin! Woman, Podcaster, Dungeon Master, IT nerd, Parent, Trans. AMA Baton Rouge, LARegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'm just confused then. You're gonna drive him from BR to NO twice?

    Why would i drive him from baton rouge to new orleans? I thought he had a ride? I'm lost.

    If he's staying at your place in Baton Rouge, it appears that he's going to be skipping New Orleans altogether, which sucks.

    You can kidnap him or something for part of the day? I don't know. I know a lot of the cool crap is in NO too. Like the aquarium and zoo and french quarter and whatnot

    I feel like I'm working out custody arrangements again. IM HAVING FLASHBACKS

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'm just confused then. You're gonna drive him from BR to NO twice?

    Why would i drive him from baton rouge to new orleans? I thought he had a ride? I'm lost.

    If he's staying at your place in Baton Rouge, it appears that he's going to be skipping New Orleans altogether, which sucks.

    You can kidnap him or something for part of the day? I don't know. I know a lot of the cool crap is in NO too. Like the aquarium and zoo and french quarter and whatnot

    I feel like I'm working out custody arrangements again. IM HAVING FLASHBACKS

    I'm just a bit confused, so maybe Flippy himself can come in and set this straight.

    I could have sworn you lived a bit closer to me, in St. Rose, LA. Flippy staying there wouldn't be a problem as New Orleans is a 20 minute drive away.

    But if he's staying with you the entire weekend, I don't see him coming back to N.O., which stinks because I thought it'd be a fun outing.

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  • SoulGateSoulGate Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    It's hilarious that Flippy's line is visibly making a detour around the Carolinas. Why would you want to miss the heart o' da south??? haha.

    At least Tennessee is a viable trade. Georgia I don't know though. I hate Georgia. /francis

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'm going to suggest that he just get on a plane after DC and fly to Phoenix. Will make his life much happier.

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  • Erin The RedErin The Red The Name's Erin! Woman, Podcaster, Dungeon Master, IT nerd, Parent, Trans. AMA Baton Rouge, LARegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'm just confused then. You're gonna drive him from BR to NO twice?

    Why would i drive him from baton rouge to new orleans? I thought he had a ride? I'm lost.

    If he's staying at your place in Baton Rouge, it appears that he's going to be skipping New Orleans altogether, which sucks.

    You can kidnap him or something for part of the day? I don't know. I know a lot of the cool crap is in NO too. Like the aquarium and zoo and french quarter and whatnot

    I feel like I'm working out custody arrangements again. IM HAVING FLASHBACKS

    I'm just a bit confused, so maybe Flippy himself can come in and set this straight.

    I could have sworn you lived a bit closer to me, in St. Rose, LA. Flippy staying there wouldn't be a problem as New Orleans is a 20 minute drive away.

    But if he's staying with you the entire weekend, I don't see him coming back to N.O., which stinks because I thought it'd be a fun outing.

    That's where my folks' place is. I used to live there over the summers.
    Got's mah own place now

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  • TK-42-1TK-42-1 Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    NotACrook wrote: »
    I'm going to suggest that he just get on a plane after DC and fly to Phoenix. Will make his life much happier.

    because phoenix isnt a giant pile of crap

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    TK-42-1 wrote: »
    NotACrook wrote: »
    I'm going to suggest that he just get on a plane after DC and fly to Phoenix. Will make his life much happier.

    because phoenix isnt a giant pile of crap

    Yeah, but it's the end of the crap.

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